FDM’s Ex-Forces Programme focuses on transforming ex-Servicemen and women into IT and business professionals, be that senior Project Managers or entry-level Consultants. The programme is specifically designed to provide Service leavers with expertise, training and commercial experience, bridging the gap…
If you have been in the Royal Navy for any length of time you will have an understanding of what ‘public service’ means and are likely to have an inclination to ‘do something worthwhile’. THE NHS I have worked in…
Building Heroes provides skills training to Military Veterans and support into employment in the building trades. Our aim is to tackle unemployment amongst those who have kept us safe by offering them a seamless transition to a new career in…
People decide to leave the Armed Forces for a variety of reasons and some have the decision made for them, with MBOS and redundancy being examples of the reasons this happens. Whether it is a decision you have come to…
We have been a Nation at war for over 15 years in Iraq and Afghanistan, not to mention the Falklands, Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone, Bosnia, Kosovo, Former Yugoslavia and many other places too. We do what we do best as…
We all have to leave sometime; some find it harder than others. The return to civilian life after possibly 20 or in my case 30 years in the Royal Marines, could if you are not prepared, be traumatic, a culture…
Leading recruitment specialist Murray McIntosh has selected UK based Naval charity, The White Ensign Association, as its new corporate charity partner. The partnership was initiated by Murray McIntosh employees, who wanted to commend this particular charity’s efforts and dedication to…
After a recruiter has determined that you fit all the qualifying criteria for the vacancy that is being offered and you have been filtered through in terms of eligibility, what is it that they are looking for? In very basic…
ARE YOU TRANSITIONING FROM THE MILITARY? INTERESTED IN THE LAND-BASED SECTOR? WONDERING WHAT TO DO NEXT? HIGHGROUND COULD BE FOR YOU!! HighGround is tri-service. Our vision is Land-based opportunities available for all the Armed Forces community. We welcome referrals from…
Welcome to the White Ensign Association’s weekly blog. This is a new venture for the charity and I very much hope it will be regarded as an interesting and valued source of information for the WEA’s many clients and supporters. As…